This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, Jeff Byrd, Republican\u00a0candidate for New Mexico\u2019s 3rd Congressional District,\u00a0sits down for a one-on-one conversation about his\u00a0political priorities and his campaign to represent New\u00a0Mexico in the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n
Political analyst and women\u2019s rights advocate Martha\u00a0Burk returns with a closer look at the women\u2019s vote, as\u00a0both Democrats and Republicans try to win women over and\u00a0win the White House.<\/p>\n
The Line opinion panel takes on the resignation of New\u00a0Mexico State University\u2019s president, Barbara Couture, and\u00a0the nearly half-million-dollar payout she will receive.<\/p>\n
The panel also looks at the unrest in New Mexico\u2019s\u00a0Department of Health and why that may or may not have led\u00a0to the resignation of Secretary Catherine Torres.<\/p>\n
Plus, the group\u2019s take on the first of the presidential\u00a0debates.<\/p>\n
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GUESTS:<\/p>\n
Jeff Byrd, Republican Candidate for NM Congressional\u00a0District 3<\/p>\n
Martha Burk, Author and Political Analyst<\/p>\n
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THE LINE Guest Panelists:<\/p>\n
Larry Ahrens, Radio Personality<\/p>\n
Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, UNM Law Professor<\/p>\n
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THE LINE Panelists:<\/p>\n
Dan Foley, Former New Mexico House Republican Whip<\/p>\n
John Wertheim, Former NM Democratic Party Chairman<\/p>\n
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Host\/Commentator:\u00a0Gene Grant<\/p>\n
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